Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Feb 01, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Prisoner of Japan

If you loved Prisoner of Japan, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Julieta

Julieta

2016★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prisoner of Japan for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madnes...

#2
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prisoner of Japan for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prisoner of Japan for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#4
1917

1917

2019★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prisoner of Japan for fans of War. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers....

#5
Mindhorn

Mindhorn

2016★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prisoner of Japan for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer says that he will only speak with...

#6
Carol

Carol

2015★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Prisoner of Japan for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman....